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How do you deal with
stress and unwind
outside of the office?
poised to overtake
fixed-line options – such as T1 connectivity –
and with Gigabit LTE available today and 5G
on the horizon, many more businesses will be
willing to embrace ‘cutting the cord’ as they
start their pathway to 5G.
This is because enterprise networks are
evolving fast. Branch, mobile and IoT edge-
networks are undergoing dramatic change
and pushing traditional enterprise WAN’s to
breaking point.
Many organisations need to manage
complex branch sites, data-driven vehicle
fleets and mobile command centres, a
vast array of IoT and M2M use cases
and everything in between. Businesses
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are deploying a
wide variety of wireless WAN solutions to
address their growing agility, mobility and
bandwidth needs. With the promise of
maximum mobility, lower costs and fast
deployment, LTE will make some significant
strides this year.
What do you currently identify as
the major areas of investment in
your industry?
We’ll see more businesses increasing their
investment in LTE in the deployment of
WAN solutions over the next few years.
The reliability, performance, flexibility and
scalability of wireless broadband is clearly
driving enterprises to deploy 4G LTE as a
trusted WAN source.
We’re already seeing LTE being used
to connect a wide variety of end points
– everything from fixed offices and
healthcare clinics to mobile command
centres, public transport buses, police cars
and service trucks.
It’s also proving the link of choice for
connecting devices such as sensors and
CCTV cameras – no matter how remotely
these are located. Today there are nearly
9 billion wireless connections worldwide.
Gartner forecasts that 14.2 billion
connected ‘things’ will be in use this year
and that that total will accelerate further to
25 billion by 2021. As we move along the
pathway to 5G connectivity, the Wireless
Internet will begin to change all our worlds
beyond recognition.
Spending time with my kids
is my number one priority.
Looking back at my career,
if there is one thing I would
have done differently it’s
taking more time out and
ensuring I focused on my work/
life balance. I missed far too
much of my children growing
up, so whenever possible I like
to take time out with them
now. Having said that, I also like
to ride my motorcycle. If I can
get away from the office for a
decent amount of time I also
enjoy scuba diving.
If you could go back and change one
career decision, what would it be?
To start my sales career earlier in IT.
What are the region-specific
challenges when implementing new
technologies in Europe?
The pressures are the same, but the
customer buying patterns and cultures –
country-to-country – are hugely different.
What changes to your job role have
you seen in the last year and how do
you see these developing in the next
12 months?
The last 12 months have seen a breakdown
of the former team and the rebuilding of a
new one. We now have a solid team in place
ready to take us forward and exceed our
goals and expectations. I see us moving into
growth and expansion as we progress and in
the foreseeable future, Cradlepoint aims to
expand comprehensively into Europe.
What advice would you offer
somebody aspiring to obtain C-level
position in your industry?
Be transparent with your peers and reports.
Take those along with you who have helped
you climb the ladder. Don’t be arrogant
enough to think you made it without good
people around you supporting you to
achieve success. n
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